Exhibition triple treat heralds Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery’s re-opening on September 10, 2022

A triple treat exhibition program and free family activities herald Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery’s re-opening from Saturday, September 10, 2022.

Toowoomba Regional Council Library and Cultural Services portfolio leader Cr Tim McMahon said the re-opening was ideally timed to take advantage of the packed 73rd Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers program, which runs for the month of September.

Cr McMahon said the Gallery’s September exhibition schedule included a touring exhibition from the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) titled, Asia Pacific Contemporary: Three Decades of APT, which was a showcase of highlights from QAGOMA’s long-running Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art series of exhibitions.

“Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery is thrilled to join the touring schedule for an exhibition that profiles key moments from QAGOMA’s flagship exhibition series,” Cr McMahon said. (A satellite exhibition Asia Pacific Video will be on display at Rosalie Gallery until October 30.)

“Families and children can experience free, hands-on art-making activities when TRAG hosts APT10 Kids on Tour on behalf of QAGOMA from September 10 to October 2.

“Carnival time in Toowoomba means the subtle beauty of Ikebana, the traditional art of Japanese flower arrangement, will again feature in the Ikebana Display 2022 by the Toowoomba Ikebana Group.

“For more than 20 years, Toowoomba Sogetsu School has presented an annual Ikebana exhibition at the Gallery.

“This year, Netta Obst, Margaret Eiser and Dorothy Herrmann have created arrangements that respond to the season and environment, challenging themselves to combine new methods and materials to push the boundaries of the artform.

“Visitors also will see a selection of oil paintings drawn from the Gallery’s collections. The exhibition, Deep Impressions: European Landscapes from the Collections, features Australian Impressionist landscapes by Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton and Frederick McCubbin.”

This exhibition is on display until November 27.

Asia Pacific Contemporary: Three decades of APT

Audiences in the Toowoomba Region can experience highlights from the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art’s (QAGOMA) long-running Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT) series of exhibitions, when Asia Pacific Contemporary: Three Decades of APT tours to Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery from September 10 to October 30, 2022.

QAGOMA Director Chris Saines said: Asia Pacific Contemporary: Three Decades of APT, featuring works of art commissioned or collected from APT1 (1993) through to APT9 (2018-19), would tour extensively across regional Queensland from December 2021 until July 2024.

“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to tour this exciting exhibition profiling key moments from the Gallery’s flagship exhibition series, which has contributed so much to our audience’s engagement with and understanding of contemporary art and culture in the region,” Mr Saines said.

“This diverse travelling exhibition also underscores the success of the APT’s role in the Gallery’s collection development strategies, highlighting internationally significant works by leading artists dating from the 1980s to the present day.”

Asia Pacific Contemporary: Three Decades of APT includes works by Heri Dono (Indonesia), Lee Wen (Singapore), Tracey Moffatt (Australia/United States), Lorraine Connelly-Northey (Waradgerie people, Australia), and Michel Tuffery (Aotearoa New Zealand).

APT10 Kid on Tour

Toowoomba Region families and children can experience a range of exciting, free hands-on art-making activities when the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern (QAGOMA) presents APT10 Kids on Tour at Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery from September 10 to October 2, 2022.

QAGOMA Director Chris Saines said APT10 Kids on Tour would connect young visitors and their families with ideas and cultures from across Australia, Asia and the Pacific through a diverse range of activities celebrating community, diversity and mindful contemplation.

“Since 1998, QAGOMA has collaborated with more than 290 Australian and international contemporary artists to produce engaging interactive projects, activities and publications for children and families,” Mr Saines said.

APT10 Kids on Tour includes activities developed in collaboration with artists Shannon Novak (Aotearoa New Zealand), Phuong Ngo (Australia), Syagini Ratna Wulan (Indonesia), Jamilah Haji (Thailand), Gidree Bawlee Foundation of Arts (Bangladesh) and Vipoo Srivilasa (Thailand / Australia).

QAGOMA gratefully acknowledges the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation’s generous support of APT10 Kids on Tour.

Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, at 531 Ruthven Street, will be open from 10.30am to 3.30pm for the duration of the Ikebana Display 2022.

The Gallery’s new opening hours are 10.30am to 3.30pm Wednesday to Sunday. Entry is free. (closed on Monday, Tuesday and public holidays outside the Carnival exhibition week)

For exhibition details, please visit:

https://user.tr.qld.gov.au/events/97603/exhibition-asia-pacific-contemporary-three-decades-of-apt

https://user.tr.qld.gov.au/events/97604/free-family-activities-apt-10-kids-on-tour

https://user.tr.qld.gov.au/events/97605/exhibition-ikebana-display-2022

https://user.tr.qld.gov.au/events/97606/exhibition-deep-impressions-european-landscapes-from-the-collections

Details:

Tomoko KASHIKI (Japan b.1982) / I am a rock 2012 / synthetic polymer paint, masking tape on linen on plywood / 162 x 227.5cm / The Kenneth and Yasuko Myer Collection of Contemporary Asian Art. Purchased 2013 with funds from Michael Sidney Myer through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation / Photograph: Natasha Harth, QAGOMA / © Tomoko Kashiki

Phuong Ngo / Australia b.1983 / Pattern Exchange 2021 / Commissioned for APT10 Kids with support from the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation / © The artist / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon, QAGOMA

Sogetsu School Toowoomba Ikebana Group / Ikebana Display 2021 / © Toowoomba Ikebana Group

Arthur STREETON / Kosciusko n.d. (1933) / oil on canvas / 87.0 x 99.7cm frame / Lionel Lindsay Gallery and Library Collection 027